I needed a bird cage to keep my cockatiel safe from my son’s cat while he was home from college. So far, so good. It is sturdy enough to keep my Tweety safe from Sylvester. I put it together myself in about an hour and a half with no power tools. It looks good in my living room. The shingled roof is overkill for my purposes and I wish the color was more off-white like the picture advertising, but it did say gray.